Issue 11, 2014
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Green Chemistry

Effects of γ-valerolactone in hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to monosaccharides†

Max A. Mellmer,ab   David Martin Alonso,a   Jeremy S. Luterbacher,ab   Jean Marcel R. Galloa  and  James A. Dumesic*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA

b DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
E-mail: dumesic@engr.wisc.edu

Abstract

The use of γ-valerolactone as solvent for acid-catalyzed biomass hydrolysis reactions increases reaction rates compared to reactions carried out in water. In addition, a low apparent activation energy for biomass hydrolysis and a higher value for monosaccharide conversion are displayed using GVL as solvent, leading to favorable energetics for monosaccharide production from biomass.

Graphical abstract: Effects of γ-valerolactone in hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to monosaccharides

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4GC01768D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Aug 2014
Accepted
12 Sep 2014
First published
19 Sep 2014

Green Chem., 2014,16, 4659-4662

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Effects of γ-valerolactone in hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to monosaccharides

M. A. Mellmer, D. Martin Alonso, J. S. Luterbacher, J. M. R. Gallo and J. A. Dumesic, Green Chem., 2014, 16, 4659 DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01768D

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